N.C. Department of Transportation crews along the Outer Banks and across northeastern North Carolina are preparing for Tropical Storm Hermine as it makes its way into North Carolina and aims for the coast. In the department’s Division One, which includes the Outer Banks and the northeastern counties, transportation personnel have been prepping since last weekend. […]
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At 5 p.m. this evening, the National Hurricane Center extended its tropical storm warning to include a large chunk of the southeast Atlantic coast of the U.S. — from northern Florida to Duck– including the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds. And the local National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City warned that coastal North Carolina can […]
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September is good month to view the Andromeda galaxy, which I got a good photograph of during August. The galaxy is about 2.5 million light years away from us. Scientists estimate that the galaxy, known as M31, contains a trillion stars. If that number is meaningless, think of it this way: A trillion pennies is […]
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Overnight, the track of Tropical Storm Hermine has shifted again — this time back toward the Outer Banks. As of the 8 a.m. update, Hermine was in the Gulf of Mexico with winds increased to 65 mph, headed north-northeast at about 12 mph. This track, with a slight increase in forward speed, is expected for […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN It was only yesterday that we were bracing for a minimal tropical system to brush by Hatteras and Ocracoke, and the day after tomorrow, it looks like we’ll be hunkering down again. The second time around, we might not be as lucky as we were on Tuesday with only […]
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October 12, 1932 – August 30, 2016 WANCHESE — Rev. Elmo “Popeye”Hughes Daniels, 83, died on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 at Sentara NorfolkGeneral Hospital. A native of Wanchese, he was the son of the lateCharlie Bailey and Debra Daniels. Elmo was an ordained minister and theoperator of Outer Banks Christian Radio. He founded the Assembly […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Residents of and visitors to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands were watching and waiting today for the rain to begin and the wind to start howling as Tropical Depression 8 skirted the islands, perhaps as a minimal tropical storm. Neither one had happened by dinner time. And, the National Weather […]
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Frank & Fran’s, an iconic Avon tackle shop that’s been luring anglers for nearly 30 years, will have new owners soon, but Frank Folb, the store’s co-owner who is arguably just as recognized as the shop itself, will still be around from time to time, so the new owners can make the transition as smooth […]
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Old-timers who grew up on the North Carolina coast may still recall seeing the night sky lit up by offshore battles during World War II. Now, researchers are using advanced technology to more fully explore the recently discovered wreckage from one such battle that happened just off Cape Hatteras back in 1942. The National Oceanic […]
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The National Hurricane Center has upgraded the tropical storm watch from Cape Lookout to Oregon Inlet along the eastern North Carolina coast to a tropical storm warning. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 24 hours. Interests elsewhere along the Outer Banks […]
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